Board of Directors Minutes 1958

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MEETINGS

NATIONAL FFA BOARD OF STUDENT OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS President Hotel - Kansas City, Missouri

October 9 .. 12, 1958

EXECUTIVE SESSION - National FFA Board of Student Officers, October 9 • 10 A. General things to do or check:

1. FFA • FFJ Exhibit 2. Contact photographer

3. Radio, press, TV arrangements 4. Service club programs

(a) Make arrangements through Taylor {b) Entertainment

5. Magazine staff exhibit and booth 6. Bulletin Board

7. Reserved sections

Areas - Time - Rope - Ushers - Guests 8. Piano - Organ

9. Pick up supplies from off ice, Auditorium, Hotel 10. Arrange travel and money for British boys and FFP 11. Flowers

12. Tours

(a) Air Base {b) Kansas City

13. Auditorium and Stage Arrangements (a) General Sessions

(b) Electricians (c) Microphones (d) Lights (e) Stage help (f) Stage erection

(g) Star American Farmer Ceremony

(h) Electric light arrangement for Dr. Brunner 14. Room Arrangements

15. Maps, badges, etc. for Courtesy Corps B. Student Officers

1. Delegate duties and responsibilities for national officers 2. Plan and program for Off icer~Delegate Luncheon

3. Practice ceremonies (a) Opening and closing {b) American Farmer

(c) Honorary American Farmer (d) Installation of new officers (e) Star Farmer Awards

(f) Gold Emblem Chapter Awards

4. Explanation of parliamentary procedure by Mr. Bass

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Certificates, checks and keys (sign - stamp - order - responsibilities) 6. Committee appointments

7. Presentation of awards (assignments - plaques - medals - keys & pins - checks

Foreign representative session Banquets, luncheons and breakfasts Public Speaking Contest

Donor night Donor reception

13. Leadership training for new officers

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President

1. Check on Introductions 2. Committees

3. Public Speaking Contest

4. Off icer•Delegate Luncheon program

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Parents

6. Session activities 7. Awards

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Kansas Citians 9. Guests

10. Parliamentary Procedure D. Others

1. Dr. Hatch and Brunner (a) Sessions

(b) Pageant

(c) American Royal 2. Garver

3. Duffy (stage, electrician, shows, lights, help) 4. Atzenweiler (tours, police, American Royal)

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Bowman (decorations, pictures, platforms, easels, flowers, pageant) 6. Public Speaking judges

7. Public Speaking timekeepers 8. Sheridan

9. Farnan

EXECUTIVE SESSION - National FFA Boards of Student Officers and Directors October 11 - 12

A. Business to be presented to Board of Student Officers and Board of Directors 1. Minutes of last meeting

2. Reports from regional representatives 3. Old Business

(a) Review of appeals for American Farmer Degree (b) Additional Honorary American Farmers

(c) Consideration of proposed Constitutional changes

(1) Maryland Association - Amend Article IV, Section B; Amend Article V, Section B; Amend Article V, Section

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(2) Virginia Association - Amend Article II, Section A.

(3) Connecticut Association - Am~nd Article VI, Section A

(4) West Virginia Association - Amend Article V, Section

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Para. 2.

(5) Texas Association - Amend Article V, Section D, ?ara. 9;

Amend Article VI, Section A.

(6) Oregon Association -Amend Article III, Section C.(Addition Item 4) 4. Review the 1958 National Convention plans

(a) Registration - Johnson (b) Convention program - Gray

(c) Duties and responsibilities of staff - Gray

(d) Duties and responsibilities of national officers - Downing & Reese (e) Courtesy Corps - Weiler & Duis

(f) Ushers - Sullards & Jacoby

(g) Plans for officer tryouts - Naugher & Rulon (h) Public Speaking Contest - Bodiford

(i) American Farmer Ceremony •. Naugher

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(j) Star Farmer Ceremony - Farrar

(k) Honorary .American Farmers - Hunsicker

(1) Chapter Awards - Taylor & Linson

(m) Donor night • Spanton, Taylor & Linson (n) Talent night • Taylor, Linson & Cullison (o) Foreign visitors and students - Tenney

(p) Officer-Delegate Luncheon • Downing

(q) Breakfasts, luncheons - Spanton & Johnson

(r) Tours • Johnson

(s) Judging Contests - Johnson

(t) Exhibits - Hollenberg (u) American Royal - Spanton

(v) Service Club arrangements - Taylor

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FFA Building Report - Spanton 6. Dedication plans - Gray

7. National Leadership Conference - Gray 8. Old Mill - Gray

9. Review of FFA Forms

(a) Pilot form for National Chapter Award Program (b) Public Speaking

CONVENTION BUSINESS

A. Proposed Constitutional changes

1. Maryland Association - Article IV, Section B; Article V, Section B;

Article V, Section

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2. Virginia Association • Article II, Section A.

3. Connecticut Association - Article VI, Section A.

4. West Virginia Association - Article V, Section D, Para. 2.

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Texas Association - Article V, Section D, Para.

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Article VI, Section A.

6. Oregon Association - Article III, Section.C (Addition Item 4) B. Magazine Report

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Calendar Report

D. Future Farmers Supply Service Report

E. International Educational Exchange Program F. Dedication of FFA Building

G. National FFA Leadership Training Conference H. National FFA Week

I. Farm-City Week

J. Suggestions for Improving National Convention K. Program of Work

L. FFA Membership M. Public Relations

N. Films and Slides for FFA

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George Washington Grist Mill P. Proper Use of Jacket and Pins Q. FFA Budget for 1958-59

R. Criteria for selecting Honorary .American Farmers

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Officer Reports T. Committee Reports

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MEETING OF STATE ADVISORS - 2 :00 p.m., Walnut Room, Hotel President A. Opening Remarks - Spanton

B. Agricultural Hall of Fame • Cowden

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Problems raised by supervisors D. Courtesy Corps - Weiler

E. Information pertaining to convention F. Housing and health problems

G. FFA Magazine and Calendar - Carnes

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PROGRAM

THIRTY-FIRST CONVENTION, FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA October 13-16, 1958 Municipal Auditorium

Kansas City, Missouri THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9 THROUGH FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10

Meeting of National Board of Student Officers SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11 THROUGH SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12

Joint Meeting of Board of Student Officers and Board of Directors

Sunday, October 12 -- 11:00 a.m. - National FFA Chorus sings at Courtry Club Methodist Church, Wornall Road & 57th St.

6:00 p.m. - Spencer Chemical Company Dinner, Hotel President

MONDAY, OCTOBER 13 8:30

9:00 12:00 1:00 2:00 5:30

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a.m.

noon p.m.

p.m.

p.m.

Registration, Grand Foyer, Municipal Auditorium Meeting with Public Speaking Judges

Officer-Delegate Luncheon, Aztec Room, Hotel President Tours to Points of Interest

Meeting of State Advisors, Hotel President Massey-Harris-Ferguson Dinner • Hotel President

NATIONAL FFA PUBLIC SPEAKING CONTEST Main Arena, Municipal Auditorium

Monday, October 13, 7:45 p.m.

Chairman -- Howard Downing, National FFA President Opening Ceremony

Music -- National FFA Band, Henry

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Brunner, Pennsylvania State Univ., conducting.

Explanation of Contest

Introduction of judges and timekeepers Drawing for speaking order

SPEAKERS

Gregory Click, Ephrata, Washington - "Agriculture--The Unlimited Career⁰

Carl Pyo, Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii - "Happiness and Prosperity Through Farm Safety"

James Oesterreicher, Chesaning, Michigan - "The Organization of an FFA Steer Cooperative"

Ben F. Keahey, Dumas, Arkansas .. "The Farmer's Future"

Stewart Lamb, Hamilton, New Yor~ - "Farm Cooperatives in the Changing Agriculture Picture"

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Roy Battles, Assistant to the Master, The National Grange, Washington, D.

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William Morgan, President, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado Stillman J. Stanard, State Director of Agriculture, Springfield, Illinois TIMEKEEPERS

Harold E. Heldreth, Coordinator of Youth Programs, National Safety Council, Chicago, Illinois

Harold Street, Farm Editor, Hartford Courant, Hartford, Connecticut

Music -- National FFA Chorus, James

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Hatch, Kinderhook, New York, conducting Presentation of Awards - Royce Bodiford

National Band close with National Anthem Annouucecento

Closing Ceremony

Rehearsal of Star Farmer Ceremony immediately after adjournment Meeting of American Farmer Candidates

Meeting of Ushers

Meeting of Courtesy Corps

Meeting of State Sup~s:visors or assistants on Pageant scenes

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14 7:00 a.m.

8:00 a.m.

8:50 a.m.

9:00 a.m.

Burlington Railway Breakfast, President Hotel Swift Breakfast, Muehlebach Hotel

Registration, Grand Foyer, Municipal Auditorium Music--National FFA Band

OPENING SESSION, Main Arena, Municipal Auditorium Opening Ceremony

Music••National FFA Band

Invocation--Jerry Litton, National FFA Student Secretary, 1956-57 Report on Delegate Credentials

Roll Call of States and Seating of Delegates

Minutes of 30th National Convention--Nathan Reese, National Student Secretary

Appointment of Constitutional Committees -- Auditing, Nominating, and Program of Work

Nomination of Honorary American Farmers - W. T. Spanton Conferring Honorary American Farmer Degrees upon Teachers &

Administrato1'e

Introduction of Kansas Citians

Introduce Honorable H. Roe Bartle, Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri Address--H. Roe Bartle

Recognize Address

National Treasurer's Report - R. E. Bass Future Farmers Supply Service - E. J. Hawkins Addresses of Retiring Officers

National Future Farmer Magazine & FFA Calendar -

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Carnes National Executive Secretary's Report•

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P. Gray

New Business

Music•-National FFA Band and Chorus Recess

Breakup Music--Band

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TUESDAY, ·;·OCTOBER 14 (continued) 12:15 p.m.

1:50 p.m.

2:00 p.m.

Sears Luncheon, Hotel President Music--National FFA Band

SECOND SESSION, Main Arena, Municipal Auditorium Call to order

Music•-National FFA Chorus Unfinished Business

Conferring Honorary .American Farmer Degrees (Business and industry) Addresses of Retiring Officers

Music--National FFA Band

Introduce Mr. Ivan Kindschi, Marshall, Wisconsin, National FFA President, 1939-40

Address--Ivan Kindschi Recognize Address

American Farmer Degree Nomination and Ceremony American Farmers to be in alphabetical order Candidates sit together _ · Organ music while candidates march to platform

Candidates to march on platform to receive key, certificate and check from Foundation and then go to seat

Closing Ceremony Breakup Music--Band

5:30 p.m. Santa Fe Dinner for award winners ~ Hotel Muehlebach Past National FFA Officer Dinner - Kansas City Club (IHC)

Teachers of Vocational Agriculture Dinner - Hotel Muehlebach (Ford) 7:50 p.m. Music--National FFA Band

8:00 p.m. THIRD SESSION, Main Arena, Municipal Auditorium Opening Ceremony

Music--National FFA Band and Chorus

Massing of State Flags - Star State Farmers

U.S. Flag lead from door on right side of Auditorium FFA Flag lead from left door

Criss Cross in front of stage

Presentation of Star American Farmer Awards••National Vice Presidents Conferring of Honorary .American Farmer Degrees on Fathers of Star

Farmers and certificates to mothers • Howard Downing Introduce teachers of Star Farmers • Howard Downing Recessional

Closing Ceremony

Music--National FFA Band and Chorus Clearing of Stage by Ushers

Special Entertainment••FFA Talent Show

Rehearsal of Pageant scenes immediately following Talent Show

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7:00 a.m.

8:50 a.m.

9:00 a.m.

Butler Breakfast - Hotel Muehlebach Music-•National FFA Band

FOURTH SESSION, Main Arena, Municipal Auditorium Opening Ceremony

Unfinished Business New Business

Introduction of Foreign Visitors

An Interview with Participants in International Youth Exchange by

John McDonald, Farm Director, WSM, WSM-TV, Nashville, Tennessee FFA - Lindsay Townsend, Norman Husa, Kenton Harvey, Perry Zumwalt.

National Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs of Great Britain • Michael Beer, George Dixon, John Brooke, Edward Syvret

Confer Honorary Membership on Young Farmers

Introduction of National Officer of Future Farmers of the Philippines by Jerry Ringo, National Vice President, 1956-57

Greetings from the FFP••Sotero Lasap,

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National Officer, FFP

Confer .·Honorary Membership on Sotero Lasap and Mr. Jovencio Bacalso, Advisor

Introduce

Dr.

Lawrence G. Derthick, Commissioner of Education, Washington, D.

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Confer Honorary American Farmer Degree on

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Derthick Addressa•Dro Derthick

Recognize Address

Introduce Honorable Ezra Taft Benson, Secretary,

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Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.

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Greetings--Secretary Benson Recognize Greetings

Closing Ceremony

Breakup Music•-National FFA Band

12:15 p.m. Consumers Coop. Luncheon - Hotel President

12:00 noon Leave for Tour and Luncheon • Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base 1:00 p.m. Tours to points of interest

1:45 p.m. FIFTH SESSION, Main Arena, Municipal Auditorium Call to Order

3:j0 p.m.

5:45 p.m.

8:00 p.m.

Appointment of Cotmnittees Recess for Committee Work

FFA Reception - Hotel Muehlebach

Allied Chemical Corporation Dinner - Hotel Muehlebach SIXTH SESSION, Main Arena, Municipal Auditorium

Opening Ceremony

Music-·National FFA Band and Chorus

Call representatives of donors to platform (Seat Mr. Miller and Mr.

Riemer on front row) Introduction of donors

Present special plaques to Mr. Miller and Mr. Riemer

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15 . (continued) 8:00 p.m.

{cont'd.)

Confer Honorary American Farmer Degree on Mr. Glen B. Miller, President, Allied Chemical Corporation, New York, New York

(Chairman of Sponsoring Committee) Greetings--Mr. Miller

Presentation of Future Farmers of America Foundation Awards

Fat'tl Safety • Rulon

Farm Electrification - Cullison Farm Mechanics - Smith

Soil and Water Management - Bodiford

Dairy Fart::iing {announcement only) • Downing Music--National FFA Band (donors leave platform) Honoring Parents of 1957-58 National FFA Officers

Confer Honorary American Farmer Degrees upon fathers of officers and present certificates to mothers

Music--National FFA Band Closing Ceremony

Clearing of Stage by Ushers

Special Entertainment--Courtesy, Firestone Tire and Rubber Company

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16 7:00 a.m.

8:35 a.m.

8:45 a.m.

General Motors Breakfast - Hotel Muehlebach Mueic--National FFA Band

SEVENTH SESSION, Main Arena, Municipal Auditorium Opening Ceremony

Music--Frazee, Minnesota, Band Addresses of Retiring Officers Committee Reports

Music--Isola, Mississippi, String Band Unfinished Business

New Business

1. Authority of Board of Student Officers and Board of Directors to edit all committee reports.

2. Authority of Board of Student Officers and Board of Directors to take action on unfinished business and to have full power to act in interim between conventions.

Music--Dade City, Florida, String Band Presentation of Budget for 1958-59 AnnualDues for 1958-59

Presentation of Awards in National Chapter Award program - Cullison and Smith

Report of Nominating Committee Election of Officers

Greetings from New Officers Installation of New Officers

Presentation of Past Officers' pins, certificates and service plaques by new president

Presentation of gavel to past president Closing Ceremony by new officers

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2:30 p.m.

to 7:00 p.m.

8:00 p.m.

Special Entertainment, Courtesy, Saddle and Sirloin Club

(By invitation only)

Meeting of New National FFA Officers - Hotel President FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17

7:30 a.m.

9:00 a.m.

10:00 a.m.

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Chamber of Commerce Breakfast • Hotel President

Meeting of old and new National FFA Officers - Hotel President Meeting of New National FFA Officers •

Hotel President SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18

9:00 a.m. American Royal Parade - Star Farmer and New President in lead cars.

Other officers carry banner with band

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ASSIGNMENT OF CONVENTION RESPONSIBILITIES

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T. Spanton

Chair.man, Board of Directors Public Relations

Chairman, State Advisors• meeting John Farrar

Press Room Radio

Photography Transcriptions Television E. J. Johnson Registration

Chairman, Natl. Judging Contests Sale of tour tickets

Mail Room

Chairman, Special Study Committee National Judging Contests

Judging plaques and medals First Aid Room

Ho N. Hunsicker (Northup) Pageant - Check Tuesday night

practice & coordinate scenes Wednesday a.m.

Coordinate lights - Pageant, Star American Farmer Ceremony • Talent Show - Donor night -

Foundation Awards - Chapter Awards Honorary American Farmers

Seating of candidates

Arrange for Delegate Escort Massing of State Flags

Check plaques and medals for presentation Chaperon Air Force Base Tour (trans-

portation, tickets, etc.)

A. W. Tenne.x Foreign Visitors

Introductions

Entertainment, tours, etc.

English visitors itinerary home Assist Tuesday night pageant rehearsal Assist Wednesday a.m. pageant

Assist Taylor for proper escorting of donors to stage

Teacher Training Conference

Warren Weiler, Chairman Courtesy Corps Harold Duis, Asst. Chairman, Courtesy

Corps

Assist ushers to maintain bulletin board, coordinate telephone messages, check tickets

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Hollenberg

Exhibits in Little Theater State Exhibits

Erect & place FFA•FFJ exhibit Future Farmers Supply Service Magazine and Calendar display Chairman, contest tabulation Chapter reports on display

Supervise table repair

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salvage of old exhibit

R. E. Naua£.~£

Nominating Committee

American Farmer Degree - Monday night practice and regular ceremony (Sledge and Moses assist)

Honorary .American Farmer Ceremony Donor night ceremony

Chapter Award Program

Star Farmer Ceremony (Massing of State Flags)

George Sullards & Walter Jacoby Chief & Assistant of Ushers

Set aside and maintain Reserved Area Designate ushers for area

Know Guests - Donors (from magazine) Parents, Past Officers, Past American Farmers (from Johnson), Honorary American Farmer Candidates (Teachers, Administrators, Business & Industry) High School Students

Stage Arrangement (Arrange and/or supervise -- (a) Regular Sessions,

(b) Star Farmer Awards, (c) Donor night • chairs (on & off) pictures, backdrop, easels, banner, mike rostrum

Assist in maintaining orderly sessions Auditorium proper • stage - photo•

graphers • Keep concession people out of main arena • Keep cleaned up Assist with pageant - messengers,

coordinators, etc.

Coordinate with Courtesy Corps in Auditorium activities - Maintaining Bulletin Board - Relay telephone calls

Assignment of Convention Responsibilities (continued) Bob E. Taylor (Linson)

Arrange and hold auditions for Talent Show

Arrange program

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Assist Jerry

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to m.c. show

Arrange Gold Emblem Chapters for Thursday - repeators & 1st time Coordinate FFA talent programs for

Service Clubs

Proper seating and escorting of donors Assist with - American Farmer Ceremony,

Star Farmer Ceremony, Pageant, Honorary American Farmer Ceremony,

OFFICER ASSIGNMENTS FOR CONVENTION RESPONSIBILITIES Howard Downing

Check certificates, keys, checks

Keep session program material together Present Star American Farmers

Delegate responsibility when necessary Nathan Reese

Certificates, keys and checks Names of Honorary American Farmers National Chapter Award

Roll Call - Agenda organized - minutes organized

Royce Bodiford

Present Public Speaking Awards

Present Soil & Water Management Awards Check Honorary American Farmer Ceremony

for seating, escorting of delegates Assist Howard when need

Keep Howard posted on important guests Jerry Rulon

Nominating Committee

Present Farm Safety Awards

Invocation--Of f icer•Delegate Luncheon Jerry Cullison

M.c. Talent Show

Present Farm Electrification Awards Sell tickets for Officer-Delegate

Luncheon

Gold Emblem Chapter Awards

Leon Smith

Present Farm Mechanics Award

Charge of selling tickets for Officer- Delegate Luncheon

Gold Emblem Chapter Awards

Check certificates, keys and checks

Each Vice President will present his regional Star American Farmer

Each officer be alert and responsible for return of awards, material, in•

formation to executive secretary or to staff.

AMERICAN FARMER DEGREE CEREMONY Stage

A. Candidates seated in alphabetical order by States and within States - (Naugher)

Candidates stand at signal from Band Director

B. Student Secretary lead candidates to position in front of stage.

At tap of gavel, candidates "left turn" facing President until after ritual is read.

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At tap of gavel candidates "right face". Student Secretary moves the line to where lead man is at station D. (Student Secretary goes to E - Naugher remains at C.)

D. At the time the candidates name is called he will advance to Station E.

E. Where he remains until the Student Secretary ok^1s his advancement across stage.

F. He is handed his American Farmer Key by the National President.

G. He receives his certificate from ~~~~~~~~~~~~~-

H. He receives his check from ~~~~~~~~~~~~~--~~-

I. He is congratulated by the national advisor.

J. He returns to his "original seat", and remains standing facing the stage until his row is filled.

Officers:

1. Make certain keys are in alphabetical order

2. Make certain certificates are in alphabetical order 3. Make certain checks are ·in alphabetical order

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Stage arrangements

Light control and effects Organ music (State songs) Appropriate pictures

HONORARY AMERICAN FARMER DEGREE CEREMONY

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A. President announces ceremony.

B. Asks two national officers to come forward

C and D. Asks delegates to escord the candidates forward.

Delegate turn right at Dafter he gives instructions for ••••

E. Candidate to form on stage.

*F. President reads citation of group receiving degree.

Asks secretary to read names of candidates.

G. As name is read president and assisting officer confer key and certificate. He remains on stage until all degrees are granted.

H. One assisting national officer escorts group back to seats.

Officers:

1. Make certain keys and certificates in alphabetical order.

2. One assisting officer escort group to seats, other assisting

officer return unused keys and certificates to Telephone & Telegraph Room Gray: Stage arrangements - organ music if needed - appropriate pictures.

*Please check official program for order of presentations.

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PRESENTATION OF CHAPTER AWARDS

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National Officer makes statement regarding Chapter Award Program.

Instructs first year winners to come forward, followed by spur winners.

Remains here (C) until Secretary calls name of chapter.

Receives award from National Officer in front of Gold Emblem Sign.

Congratulated by other officers.

Returns to Seat.

Note: Spot national officer when announcement made.

Spot Emblem while awards are made.

Representatives of silver and bronze awards pick up awards in Telephone and Telegraph Room.

Officers:

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B for Gold Emblem Award winners.

(one member and advisor per chapter.)

1. Officer making presentation is responsible for returning unclaimed awards to Telephone and Telegraph Room.

2. All officers help arrange stage under supervision of chairman of this activity.

Gray:

Lights - Organ Music - Arrange two assistants to seat group in correct order.